11.1. Magazine article
Primero de todo lee el texto entero y después lee cada una de las partes atentamente (de la A a la F)
Our grinning girl (Nuestra chica sonriente)
A)
I couldn't help but grin, watching my 8-month-old daughter Holly playing with other children at a friend's house.
She had an infectious smile, and was really sociable.
Only, while the other kids babbled, Holly was quiet.
Babies develop at different speeds, I told myself. I didn't bother mentioning it to my husband John, now 36.
But when he took her to a birthday party two months later, Holly was only just crawling.
`She seems to be behind compared to her peers,´he said.
`I know,´ I admitted.
Soon afterwards, we took Holly to a cranial osteopath for a separate problem.
At one appointment, she watched as Holly struggled to pick up toys, unable to grip.
`I think Holly needs some extra support,´she said kindly.
So she wrote to our GP to set up a home assessment.
B)
And, four months later, a consultant came round to observe Holly.
`She's always smiling, but Holly doesn't make any noises other than laughing,´I explained.
The consultant had spotted it, too, so she arranged to return in six months to see how Holly was doing.
'I understand your concerns, though,´she said.
C)
Meanwhile, I felt Holly came on in leaps and bounds...
At 17 months, she started walking and picking things up.
But, after the consultant's second visit, we were called to Wycombe Hospital.
Bad news...
`I'm afraid Holly hasn't developed as much as we would have expected,´ the consultant said to us.
It was harder to hear than I'd thought.
D)
Holly was referred for speech and occupational therapy and it did help having that continual support.
In June 2011, we were referred to a geneticist.
They mentioned Angelman síndrome, a genetic disorder.
Back home, John and I researched it.
`That's Holly,´we agreed.
Sufferers can't stop grinning, and it causes learning difficulties.
Finally, in September 2011, Holly was diagnosed with Angelman síndrome for sure.
`Although Holly´s case isn't too severe, it affects people differently,´the geneticist explained to us. `She may struggle to walk and talk as she gets older.´
Worse, there's no cure. All they could do was manage her condition.
E)
We contacted Assert -- the Angelman Syndrome Support Education and Research Trust -- who put us in touch with other affected families.
It was so helpful knowing we weren't alone.
Slowly, from the age of 3, Holly learned to communicate using just seven words, including `Mama´ and `bye, bye´.
What she couldn't say, she still managed to tell us.
For instance, to say hello, she'd give me a huge hug.
F)
At 2´5 years old, Holly joined a special-needs nursery, and if one of the children cried, she'd take them a toy. Bless!
If John or I were in a mood, she'd fold her arm across her chess and sigh. It always made us smile.
Now 5, Holly's a demon on a scooter. She can walk, but often falls over. And she cries when she hurts herself, which she's learned to do from other kids.
The condition isn't life-threatening, but I wonder how I'll know if Holly's upset.
Though I'm sure our intuitive girl will find a way to tell us.
One of the greatests gifts is a smile from your child.
And Holly's permanent grin makes us feel like the luckiest parents in the world.
Author: By Louise Shaw
Magazine: Chat. 16 Oct 2014. issue 42. page 23
Responde las preguntas siguiendo las instrucciones:
Parte A
A.1. Buscar en el texto la traducción de las siguientes palabras (se puede releer el texto):
Balbucear, gatear, médico de cabecera, esforzarse en hacer algo, niño, bebé, coger/agarrar algo, compañeros, recoger algo del suelo.
A.2. Escoger la opción correcta (sin volver a leer el texto)
A.2.1-- She wrote to our GP to set ............ a home assessment (Ella escribió a nuestro médico de cabecera para establecer una evaluación en el hogar)
Escoge uno: into, up, it, on
A.2.2-- I didn't .......... mentioning it to my husband John
Escoge uno: bother, molest, annoy, show
A.2.3. -- Babies develop.......... different speeds.
Escoge uno: in, with, at, to
A.2.4. -- She seems to be ............ compared to her peers.
Escoge uno: behind, before, until
Parte B
B.1 Buscar en el texto la traducción de las siguientes palabras (se puede releer el texto):
Visitar a alguien en su casa, preocupaciones.
B.2. Escoger la opción correcta (sin volver a leer el texto)
B.2.1. Holly doesn't.............. any noises other than laughing
Escoge uno: make, do
Parte C
C.1 Buscar en el texto la traducción de las siguientes palabras (se puede releer el texto):
Idiom que significa muy rápido, expresión me temo que...
C.2. Escoger la opción correcta (sin volver a leer el texto)
C.2.1. .......................... 17 months, she started walking.
Escoge uno: in, at, with
Parte D
D.1 Buscar en el texto la traducción de las siguientes palabras (se puede releer el texto):
Verbo que significa tener dificultades, enfermos, sonreir.
D.2. Escoger la opción correcta (sin volver a leer el texto)
D.2.1 ...................... June 2011, we were referred to a geneticist.
Escoge uno: at, on , in
Parte E
E.1 Buscar en el texto la traducción de las siguientes palabras (se puede releer el texto):
Poner en contacto con alguien, apañárselas, enorme, abrazo
E.2. Escoger la opción correcta (sin volver a leer el texto)
E.2.1. It was so...................... knowing we weren't alone
Escoge uno: nice, helpful, easy
Parte F
F.1 Buscar en el texto la traducción de las siguientes palabras (se puede releer el texto):
Me pregunto......, guardería de educación especial, estar enfurruñado/a, conductor/a rápido/a, cruzar los brazos por el pecho, suspirar, estar molesto/a
F.2. Escoger la opción correcta (sin volver a leer el texto)
F.2.1. Holly's a demon............ a scooter.
Escoge uno: on, in, upper
Respuestas
A)
A.1.
Balbucear: To babble
Gatear: To crawl
Bebés: Babies
Niños: Kids
Médico de cabecera: GP
Compañeros: Peers
Esforzarse en: To struggle
Recoger algo del suelo: To pick up
Coger/agarrar algo: To grip
A.2
- To set up a home assessment
- I didn't bother mentioning it to my husband John
- Babies develop at different speeds
- She seems to be behind compared to her peers.
B)
B.1.
Visitar a alguien en su casa: To come round
Preocupaciones: Concerns
B.2
-- Holly doesn't make any noises other than laughing
C)
C.1.
Muy rápido: Leaps and bounds
Me temo que...: I'm afraid
C.2.
-- At 17 months, she started walkig
D)
D.1.
Sonreir: To grin
Tener dificultades: To struggle
Enfermos: Sufferers
D.2
-- In June 2011, we were referred to a geneticist.
E)
E.1.
Poner en contacto con alguien: Put (me/you/him-her-it/us/you/them) in touch with someone else
Enorme: Huge
Abrazo: Hug
Apañárselas: To manage to...
E.2
-- It was so helpful knowing we weren't alone
F)
F.1.
Guardería de educación especial: Special-needs nursery
Be in a mood: Estar de mal humor
Me pregunto...: I wonder
Conductor rápido: A demon
Estar molesto/a: To be upset
Cruzar los brazos en su pecho: To fold her arms across her chest
Sigh: Suspirar
F.2.
-- Holly's a demon on a scotter.
(Fuera de texto)
En el texto han aparecido varias referencias a diferentes edades de la niña.
¿Podrías decir por orden ascendente las diferentes edades del hombre/de la mujer?
Baby (bebé)
Toddler (niño o bebé que empieza a andar)
Child (niño)/ kid (crío)
Teenager (adolescente)
Adult (adulto)
Old man/woman (anciano/a) o Elderly man/woman (anciano/a)
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